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Old 03-17-2024, 07:38 AM
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I think the hospitals have a very good reason for their rules. You cannot use a taxi, Uber, or some other public service because they want you to use someone who will take responsibility for you. They even want your helper to stay with you at home for a while to make sure you don’t have a bad reaction.

As for why someone has to wait at the surgery center, maybe they just want to be sure you have someone to help you. I suspect people previously would have someone drop them off and the driver would leave and not come back.